On June 6, the Meeting Place and Innovate Mississippi will announce the top 3 competitors of the 2024 MS Gulf Coast Regional Pitch Competition.

Nashville, TN – Since before he was born, Zachariah Smith has been a miracle. The heartbeat that was later found during his mother’s pregnancy was the first sign that God has a plan for him. Everything can change in a moment.

Smith has always captured the hearts of everybody he comes into contact with, whether it is on stage or during his direct service to his community. 

The immensely popular FestivalSouth® brings more than 50 live art, music, theatre, and dance events to the Hattiesburg area May 28 through June 22, 2024. Featuring many University of Southern Mississippi (USM) faculty, alumni, students, and staff, the festival has become a mainstay, offering opportunities to performers and audiences alike.

It’s that time of year again, hurricane season, and it’s up to us to be prepared. Here are six hurricane preparedness tips to help with that.

You might think of fried chicken as being about as Southern as it gets, but in fact the East Africans have been frying chicken in palm oil for generations before the Europeans came to the America’s.

What is Jeep ducking? It’s the practice of placing a rubber duck on someone’s Jeep. And there is a good reason for doing this.

Catching a glimpse of eggs and baby birds in backyard nests is always a treat this time of year. But on occasion, an odd egg may show up that does not match the others. In the eastern U.S. that odd-looking egg was placed there by a Brown-headed Cowbird. Known as a brood parasite, this common native species relies on other birds to incubate and raise their young, often at the expense of their own brood. My good friend John Lipscomb found a cowbird egg in one of his Bluebird boxes and inspired this story.

Pascagoulans everywhere, it is time to celebrate. A wrong has been righted. Our long national nightmare is over. Joy has returned to Mudville. The Orange Slush is returning to Edd’s.

As FestivalSouth opens its 15th season with the Broadway hit “Jersey Boys” through Saturday, June 1, the celebration follows with a special free FestivalMusic and Artie Events for Families collaboration, “The Not So Silent Movie,” featuring Dr. Douglas Rust at the organ, accompanying a double feature of Charlie Chaplain films, “Easy Street” and “The Adventurer.”

Jackson George Regional Library System is hosting its annual Summer Library Program from June 1st to June 30th. The program includes a full schedule of events for all ages, with kick-off events at selected branches. The theme this year is “Adventure Begins at Your Library”, which is designed to encourage children to continue reading during the vacation so that valuable reading skills will not be lost. In addition, we hope to offer a variety of activities for children, teens, and adults. Families are encouraged to participate in the fun and learning activities together.

Grab your blue suede shoes and head to Tupelo for the 26th annual Elvis Festival! Festivities begin the night of Wednesday, June 6, and run through Sunday afternoon, June 9.

Magic 93.7 celebrates 30 years on the air this year, as does local radio legend Walter “Walt” Brown. 

With the arrival of summer, the grilling season is in full swing. People celebrate summer nights by lighting the grill for flames, food, and fun. But the grill isn’t just for steaks and burgers. It’s perfect for seafood, too! Incorporating more seafood into your summer diet can be good for your health, too! 

For 30 years, The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Steel Pan Orchestra (SoMiSPO), under the baton of Dr. John Wooton, professor of percussion in the School of Music, has been delighting Hattiesburg with the rich and vibrant culture of steel pan music from Trinidad and Tobago — the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.

Biloxi Main Street has been the driving force behind the revitalization of Biloxi in 2024, creating the perfect environment for residents and small businesses downtown. Main Street’s mission is to be the catalyst in promoting, preserving, revitalizing, and enhancing the economic growth of the downtown Biloxi area.

Memorial Day is a time to remember those men and women who have given their all to defend the freedoms…